Residents near Ohlone Park are alarmed by a growing encampment, prompting the Save Ohlone Park group to demand its removal. The petition, supported by hundreds, highlights issues like drug use and public health concerns. Formerly unhoused member Nicholas Alexander notes the shift in park dynamics and the resultant decline in community interaction. He stresses that the unhoused community should be organized and have rules to prevent toxicity, especially when outsiders dominate such encampments, impacting safety and local morale.
"There are people I haven't seen for months now... They refuse to come here because of the drama, because of fights, because of open drug use..."
"Encampments like this, which exist for months without any concrete rules or organization, and largely consist of people from outside the community, can quickly turn toxic."
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